Karl Ribas

Current

• Owner at Karl Ribas Consulting
• Vice President of Search Marketing at All Web Promotion, Inc.

Past

• Supplemental Writer at Search Marketing Gurus

Education

• Illinois Valley Community College

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Karl Ribas’s Summary

I am person who wears many, many hats. While I am mostly known for my role as a search engine marketer, I am also very actively involved in graphic and website design, multi-media design, photography, and computer and Internet technologies. I have a strong background in visual communications and graphic design, extensive leadership experience, and possess expert knowledge in search engine optimization, pay per click management, and website analytics.

* 6+ years proficiency with search engine optimization
* 6+ years proficiency with pay per click campaign management
* 5+ years proficiency with website analytics and conversion tracking
* 8+ years proficiency with graphic design
* 7+ years proficiency with website design
* 8+ years proficiency with creative and professional writing

* Regular attendee of search marketing conferences
* Regular participant on search marketing blogs and forums
* Strong project management, leadership, and problem solving skills
* Strong writing, layout, and design conceptualizing skills
* Experience in agency, in-house, and independent consultant roles.
* Expert experience with search marketing tools and software
* Expert experience with graphic and website design tools and software

I consider myself to be a focused, goal oriented professional who demonstrates on a daily basis devotion to his work, loyalty to his company, responsibility, trustworthiness, and capability. I maintain the ability to work effectively in a variety of situations with diverse individuals and groups, and can appreciate opposing perspectives.

Karl Ribas’s Specialties:

search engine optimization, pay per click management, social media marketing, email marketing, website analytics, research and development, website design and development, html and css programming, graphic design, photo manipulation and restoration, writing, blogging

Karl Ribas’s Experience

• Owner

  Karl Ribas Consulting

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2004 — Present (5 years )

  Karl Ribas Consulting (www.KarlRibas.com) is my personal website where I offer a variety of website development services including search engine marketing, website design, and graphic design solutions. I maintain a search marketing blog (blog.KarlRibas.com) and offer tips, tricks, reviews, and random everyday thoughts.

• Vice President of Search Marketing

  All Web Promotion, Inc.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)

  All Web Promotion is a search engine marketing and website design company currently specializing in the design and marketing of Yahoo! Stores. I am the Vice President of Search Marketing at All Web Promotion and currently head-up several divisions including search marketing, graphic design, and research and development. I am also responsible for many of the company’s day-to-day operations.

• Supplemental Writer

  Search Marketing Gurus

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  Search Marketing Gurus is an in industry authoritative search marketing blog authored by a well-rounded group of highly recognized search marketing professionals. As a supplemental writer my role was to write insightful posts covering web design and search marketing topics. While I no longer attain the position of supplemental writer, I do however continue to contribute occasionally as a guest author.

Karl Ribas’s Education

• Illinois Valley Community College

  Associates , Graphic Design Technology , 2001 — 2004

  While enrolled, I was awarded a journalism scholarship and wrote, edited, and designed for the IV Leader – the school’s newspaper. I was later promoted to Editor in Chief – a position I held until graduation. I graduated in May of 2004 with an Associates Degree in Graphic Design Technology.

Additional Information

Karl Ribas’s Interests:

search engine marketing, website design and development, graphic design, photo editing and restoration, playing video games, mlb baseball, fantasy football, texas hold 'em poker

Karl Ribas’s Groups:

sempo, google adwords qualified professional, yahoo! search marketing ambassador

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